Information about #2572B2 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#2572B2 presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to UCLA Blue (#2774AE). Slightly further away sit Mid Blue (#276AB3) and Bluish (#2976BB).
In RGB terms — rgb(37, 114, 178) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2572B2: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#2572B2 color variations
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#2572B2 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2572B2 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2572B2 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2572B2 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2572B2 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #2572B2 color
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Nearest named colors to #2572B2
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2774AE
#276AB3
#2976BB
#2F77A9
#2070A0
#3973A9
#316EA0
#2D68C4
#107AB0
#1164B4
#1277A3
#3C73A8
#2572B2 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2572B2
- RGB37, 114, 178
- CMYK55, 25, 0, 30
- CSSrgb(37, 114, 178)
- HSL207°, 66%, 42%
- HSL Precise207.234°, 65.581%, 42.157%
- HSV207°, 79%, 70%
- HSB207°, 79%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.698
- GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.447, 0.698)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.447, 0.698, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.447, 0.698)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID2572B2
- DECIMAL ID2454194
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
